Valpolicella Classica: Visit and tasting at Corte Borghetti
Visit the vineyards and winery of Corte Borghetti and taste 5 wines in the 17th-century barrel cellar, with cold cuts and cheeses from Lessinia, extra virgin olive oil...
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: fruit conserve, small red fruits, aromatic herbs
Palate: chocolate, black pepper, vanilla, sapid finish
An intense, complex Amarone of traditional school: fruit conserve and small red fruits with the pleasantly vegetal, aromatic-herb notes the estate credits to altitude, then chocolate, black pepper and vanilla from the wood, sapid with soft balanced tannin.
What it pairs with
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Roast red meat
The estate names meats first on its own pairing note. -
Venison
I Campi recommends game, which meets the herbal register. -
Aged cheese
The producer lists mature cheeses to balance the sapidity.
History
Campi Lunghi takes its name from the unusually long rows of the source vineyard in the Val d'Illasi. The estate attributes the wine's pleasantly vegetal, aromatic-herb character to the varieties and to the altitude of the site.
Facts
- Producer
- I Campi · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
- Classification
- Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
- Oak
- Wood-aged, which the estate says brings the chocolate, black pepper and vanilla notes
- Price
- €45-70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
Frequently asked about I Campi Campi Lunghi Amarone della Valpolicella
What does I Campi Campi Lunghi taste like?
The estate describes an intense ruby colour and an intense, complex Amarone of traditional school, with notes of fruit conserve and small red fruits, chocolate, black pepper and vanilla from the wood ageing, and pleasantly vegetal notes of typical aromatic herbs. The palate is sapid with soft, balanced tannins.
Why is it called Campi Lunghi?
The source vineyard is characterised by very long rows, and the wine takes its name from them.
Is I Campi Campi Lunghi a Classico Amarone?
No. I Campi is in the Val d'Illasi, outside the five Classico comuni, so the wine is labelled Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG.
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